Public Forum to Save Mattawoman Creek

When:

Nov 4, 2009
7:00-8:30 PM

Details:

PUBLIC FORUM
Wednesday, November 4th 7:00-8:30 PM
College of Southern Maryland, La Plata Campus
8730 Mitchell Road, Business & Industry Building, Rm BI-113
Why attend?

Hear knowlegeable speakers and join in Q&A with the Sierra Club, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 1000 Friends of Maryland, Mattawoman Watershed Society, and other members of the Smarter Growth Alliance.

Browse information tables and meet active citizens who care about our future!

Learn about Charles County’s growth plans and how viable alternatives can protect our quality of life and Mattawoman Creek.

Get answers about the Cross-County Connector, the proposed divided highway that would plow across the Mattawoman watershed, spur growth, and degrade Maryland’s most productive tributary to the Chesapeake Bay.

Learn about looming permit decisions by the MD Department of the Environment and Army Corps of Engineers.

Show state officials with a large turnout that citizens want to protect our resources and quality of life now.

Light refreshments will be served

If you would like to volunteer to help with this event contact <meredith_sweet@comcast.net> .

Contact Information:

Sierra Club Maryland
Laurel Imlay and Alana Wase Sierra Club Maryland Chapter 7338 Baltimore Ave, Suite 101A College Park, MD 20740 Office: 301-277-7111 Fax: 301-277-6699 Maryland.Chapter@sierraclub.org
Maryland.Chapter@sierraclub.org

Directions:

NEAR: La Plata, Charles County

Directions:

http://www.csmd.edu/about/campuses/laplata/directions.html

Campus Map:

http://www.csmd.edu/about/campuses/laplata/campusmap.html